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Alexander Dallas Mercer 1835–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 NOV 1874

Death Location: Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Father: James Mercer

Mother: Mary Howden

Spouse(s): Helen Brown

Children(s): Alice Mercer, Arthur Mercer, Ann Mercer, James Mercer

Alexander Dallas Mercer was born in 1835 in Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland, the child of James Mercer And Mary Howden. Alexander Dallas Mercer married Helen Brown, and had children including Alice Brown Mercer, Ann Beattie Mercer, Arthur Blair Mercer, James Mercer. Alexander Dallas Mercer passed away in 1874 in Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Alexander Dallas Mercer was born in 1835 in Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland, the child of James Mercer And Mary Howden.
  • Alexander Dallas Mercer married Helen Brown, and had children including Alice Brown Mercer, Ann Beattie Mercer, Arthur Blair Mercer, James Mercer.
  • Alexander Dallas Mercer passed away in 1874 in Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mercer
1797–1866
Birth Location: Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Mary Howden
1796–1872
Birth Location: Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Helen Brown
1836–1914
Birth Location: Leith, Midlothianshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alice Mercer
1865–1908
Birth Location: Blackburn Lancashire England
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Arthur Mercer
1863–1887
Birth Location: Blackburn Lancashire England
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Ann Mercer
1860–1900
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Scotland
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James Mercer
1856–
Birth Location: Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Mercer
1835–1874
Birth Place: Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland
Parents
James Mercer
1797–1866
Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mary Howden
1796–1872
Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Mercer
1767–
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Habkirk
1774–
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Arthur Howden
1765–1808
Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Scotland
Sarah Stoddart
1761–1829
Holme Cultram, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mercer
1736–
Helen Wight
1744–
George Hobkirk
1750–
Margaret Wilkie
1750–
James Howden
1732–1787
Nicholas Robertson
1725–1778
John Stoddart
1730–
Elizabeth Penrose
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wight
1700–
Margaret Hardy
1705–
Alexander Howden
1705–
Isabel Muir
1705–
James Robertson
1684–
Isabel Boag
1686–
Joseph Penrose
1690–
Frances Barwise
1694–

Alexander Mercer's Descendants

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Alexander (Dallas) Mercer (1835–8 NOV 1874) m. Helen Brown (4 JAN 1836–3 DEC 1914)
  1. 1. Alice (Brown) Mercer 1865–1908 m. Thomas (Ridley) Lewis 1860–1929
    1. 1. Thomas (James) Lewis 1897– m. Emily Smith 1893–1951 m. Susan Dorricott 1900–1978
      1. 1. Edna (May) Owen 1918–1998 m. James (Edward) Jones 1918–2008
        1. 1. Myra Jones 1942–2013 m. Rodney (John) Johnston 1940–2009
      2. 2. James (Henry) Lewis 1932–2004
    2. 2. Ellen (Ridley) Lewis 1886–1975 m. John Ramsdale 1883–1958
      1. 1. Alice (Lewis) Ramsdale 1914–2014
      2. 2. Harold Ramsdale 1920–1989 m. Beatrice Atkinson 1919–1989
      3. 3. John (W) Ramsdale 1922–
      4. 4. Annie (Lilian) Ramsdale 1925–
      5. 5. Arthur (William) Ramsdale 1925–2011 m. Doris McKenzie 1924–2003
    3. 3. Arthur (Joseph) Lewis 1888–1916
      1. 1. Thomas (Arthur) Lewis 1916–1987 m. Ella (Victoria) English 1916–2001
    4. 4. Annie (Alexandra Mercer) Lewis 1891–1972 m. Joseph Oldbray 1891–1975
      1. 1. Jean Oldbray 1923–2005 m. Arthur (Garwood) Phillips 1922–1969
    5. 5. Alice (Brown) Lewis 1895–1959 m. Thomas (Ivor) Edmondson 1896–1952
      1. 1. May (Lilian) Edmondson 1924–2022 m. Stewart Ross 1923–2016
      2. 2. Kenneth Edmondson 1926–
      3. 3. Leslie (Brown) Edmondson 1934–2018
      4. 4. Ivor (Thomas) Edmondson 1922–1925
    6. 6. Thomas (Alexander) Lewis 1895–1896
    7. 7. May (Lilian) Lewis 1901–1996 m. George (R) Cridge 1900–1961
      1. 1. Betty (Lewis) Cridge 1927–2006
      2. 2. Thomas (Arthur) Cridge 1938–2010
      3. 3. George (Reginald) Cridge 1931–2000
    8. 8. George (Edward) Lewis 1904–1917
    9. 9. Helena Lewis 1893–1975 m. Charles Nall 1887–1960
      1. 1. Thomas (Ridley) Nall 1921–2014 m. Elsie (Louisa C) Groves 1922–1988
      2. 2. George Nall 1923–
      3. 3. Charles Nall 1926–1995
      4. 4. Gerald Nall 1928–1982
    10. 10. Alexander (Ridley) Lewis 1900–1900
  2. 2. Arthur (Blair) Mercer 1863–1887
  3. 3. Ann (Beattie) Mercer 1860–1900 m. Thomas Williams 1860–
    1. 1. Alice (May Mercer) Williams 1900–1900
    2. 2. Edwin (Cuthbert) Williams 1892– m. Rose (Ann) Shaw 1897–
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Williams 1921–
      2. 2. Mary (Edwina Redmond) Williams 1922–
      3. 3. George (Edward Bryan) Williams 1926–
    3. 3. Ellen (Brown) Williams 1890–1975 m. Colin (Hamilton) Rowlands 1887–
      1. 1. Maureen (Hamilton) Rowlands 1915–
      2. 2. Colin (Hamilton) Rowlands 1925–
    4. 4. Arthur (Alexander Mercer) Williams 1894–1941 m. Ellen Archbold 1898–
      1. 1. Arthur (Alexander) Williams 1927–1934
  4. 4. James Mercer 1856– m. Margaret (Emma) Healing 1859–
    1. 1. May Mercer 1883–
    2. 2. Alexander (Dallas) Mercer 1884–

Alexander Mercer's Timeline

4 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Alexander Dallas Mercer in Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland
Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland
1835
10 MAY 1835
Alexander Dallas Mercer was christened in Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland
Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland
1874
1874
Age 39
Death of Alexander Dallas Mercer
None
1874
8 NOV 1874
Age 39
Burial of Alexander Dallas Mercer in Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1835
    Event Place: Penicuik, Midlothianshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1874
    Event Place: Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
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